'Pass away' is a euphemism for 'die'.
“去世”是“死”的委婉语。
The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for layoffs nowadays.
如今“提前退休”这个词几乎总是下岗的委婉语。
It's kind of a euphemism, really.
其实，这是一种委婉的说法。
"Rarely" is a euphemism there.
“很少”这里都是委婉的说法。
The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.
这种华而不实的风格本身就是一种委婉语。
'Pre-owned' is the euphemism for second-hand watches.
“旧物”(pre-owned)是二手手表的委婉说法。
The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.
夸张的文体本身就是委婉中的一种。
Euphemism to a certain extent the criteria against.
委婉语在一定程度上违背了这一准则。
Euphemism is an important rhetorical device of English.
委婉语是英语中的一个重要的修辞手法。
The euphemism now lies buried beneath the rubble of reality.
如今这些安慰话都被埋葬在现实的碎石之下。
Euphemism is a phenomenon of both language and society and culture.
委婉语既是一种语言现象，也是一种社会现象和文化现象。
We should have known, of course, that for him the term is a mere euphemism.
但我们应该知道，这其实是他的委婉表达。
English euphemism has long been one of hot topics in pragmatic research.
长期以来，英语委婉语是语用学研究的一个热门话题。
"Peripheral" is now no longer a shorthand term, but a euphemism for "southern".
如今“边缘”一词已不再是缩写、而是“南部”的委婉说法。
Euphemism plays an important role in the process of language communication.
在语言交流的过程中，委婉语起着很重要的作用。
Euphemism is a general language phenomenon and more of a cultural phenomenon.
委婉语是一种普遍的语言现象，更是一种文化现象。
Euphemism is long-standing linguistic and cultural phenomenon in every nation.
委婉语是各个民族长期的语言和文化现象。
When someone says great interest, that's a euphemism for embroiled in controversy.
当人们说有极大的兴趣时，那是对卷入争议的一种赞美。
But Varney, tall and professorial, did not hide her message behind legalese or euphemism.
但身材高大且有学者派头的瓦尼并没有把她的发言要点用法律术语或者委婉说法掩盖起来。
Space agencies try desperately to conceal these realities with euphemism and secrecy.
空间机构都拼命掩盖事实与这些委婉语和保密性。
This is not a euphemism, Erich clarifies. "Fun and games means charades," he says, firmly.
这不是委婉用语，开心作乐说的是猜谜游戏。
This is not a euphemism, Erich clarifies. "Fun and games means charades,” he says, firmly.
这不是委婉用语，开心作乐说的是猜谜游戏。
Animal-welfare groups call that a euphemism for trophy hunting, which Kenya banned in 1977.
动物福利事业团体称之为对狩猎的战利品一种委婉的说法，而狩猎是肯尼亚在1977年就被禁止了的。
A second type of euphemism dresses up a dodgy payment as a friendly favour done by the bribe-payer.
第二种委婉说法将这种不正报酬(dodgy payment)伪装成行贿者的友好礼物。
Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism., question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness.
如此一来，这种语言不得不大部地由委婉语、让人纳闷和完全云遮雾罩的模糊构成。
Another criticism of episodic games is that "episode" could just prove to be a euphemism for "sequel".
对于章节游戏另一大批评是“章节”其实是“续集”的代名词。
The dispassionate euphemism “underperformer” is one that I have never heard anyone use to describe themselves.
我从来不曾听过有人会用不带情感色彩的委婉语“表现欠佳者”来形容自己。
The word vintage is copied from its use in wine terminology, as a more elegant-seeming euphemism for "old" clothes.
Vintage这个词是从葡萄酒酿酒的术语中借用过来的(原本意思是“陈年的”)，在这里是对“旧”衣服的一个委婉的说法，更具古典气质。
The word vintage is copied from its use in wine terminology, as a more elegant-seeming euphemism for "old" clothes.
Vintage这个词是从葡萄酒酿酒的术语中借用过来的(原本意思是“陈年的”)，在这里是对“旧”衣服的一个委婉的说法，更具古典气质。
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